Voters Should Know the Truth About These Marijuana Myths | Opinion
When it comes to our nation's drug policies candidates from all parties should prioritize public health and public safety, not industry interests.
'Safe Supply' Won't Stop the Drug Overdose Crisis | Opinion
The drug crisis will only be overcome by a reduction in demand for drugs—by discouraging use and helping users to stop—not by "enabling access" to them.
Marijuana Rescheduling Is High-Risk, Low-Reward
As the Biden administration moves full speed ahead in its efforts to loosen federal restrictions around marijuana, Americans should make their voices heard.
Drugs Are Making Our Nation's Mental Health Crisis Worse
America is facing dual crises: a drug crisis and a mental health crisis. Both contribute to and worsen the other.
Marijuana Reclassification Puts Politics and Profits Ahead of Public Health
The first major change to federal marijuana laws may be on the horizon now that it has been leaked the Biden administration intends to reschedule marijuana.
Now Is Congress' Chance To Close Its Hemp Loophole—And Save Lives
The 2018 Farm Bill descheduled hemp, with the intention of allowing it to be used for industrial purposes.
The Results Are in—Oregon's Total Drug Decriminalization Was a Failure
Oregon Governor Tina Kotek declared a state of emergency in Portland due to sharp rises in overdose deaths, public drug use, and crime.
Education Should Focus on Stopping Drug Use Before It Starts
Efforts to prevent drug use and encourage kids to live free from drugs have come under increased attack.
Legalization Doesn't Make THC Drugs Any Less Risky
After Ohio voted to legalize recreational marijuana, Governor Mike DeWine rightly warned the ballot measure has "a lot of holes."
Promoting Healthy Living Can't Stop at Cigarettes
It may sound radical, but we need interventions that will help more people live healthy, drug-free lives. That goes far beyond cigarettes.
Proposed Marijuana Rescheduling Doesn't Follow the Science
DEA has a chance to send a message that our kids' future is more important than this industry's bottom line.
Today's Drugs Are Anything but 'Recreation'
Protecting public health and helping more individuals achieve healthy, drug-free lives must remain the top priority when developing drug policies.
After a Decade, Marijuana Legalization Is Not Going Well
It is time for a new approach that focuses on prevention, awareness, and treatment—not on addiction for profit.
The Senate Follows the Science on Marijuana
Why would the legislative prowess of Leader Schumer and others on the same-sex marriage issue desert them when it came to legalizing pot?
As Weed Legalization Momentum Falters, Activists Look Elsewhere
Many Americans have deep reservations about the legalization and commercialization of marijuana.
Two Years Later, Oregon's Drug Decriminalization is Not Going Well
The decriminalization of lethal drugs in Oregon has failed those who are struggling with substance use disorders.
Senate Marijuana Legalization Bill Falls Flat
Late last month, Senators Chuck Schumer, Cory Booker, and Ron Wyden released the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act.
Don't Downplay the Risks of Rising Teen Marijuana Use
Kids are getting mixed messages. Marijuana use rates have increased––and there's no doubt that legalization has played a part.
Public Polling on Marijuana Is More Complicated Than You May Realize
When Americans are provided with options such as decriminalization and medicinal legalization only, they voice their preference for a marijuana middle ground.
2021 Was a Bad Year for The Pot Industry
Expectations were sky high this year that marijuana would be legalized at the federal level.
Reducing Supply is Key to U.S. Drug Policy
The policy priorities and historically high levels of funding for the Office of National Drug Control Policy coming out of the Biden administration are encouraging signs.
The Unintended Consequences of Legalizing Hemp
We all know there will be no proper regulation if marijuana is allowed in all its forms. Let's not get fooled again.
Scientific Research Debunks Common Pro-Pot Arguments
In the debate over marijuana legalization, supporters of the pot industry often resort to poor arguments, outdated studies and hyperbole.
Our Patchwork of Marijuana Laws is Unsustainable
The nation's highest Court chose this week not to hear a case in which the marijuana industry sought to deduct advertising and other expenses from its taxes.
O(NDCP) Director, Where Art Thou?
It is perplexing that, five months into the Biden presidency, we still don't have a new director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP).
Politics and Science Are Both Catching up With Big Marijuana
Until now, critizing the marijuana industry in Colorado has been akin to heresy.
Countless Lives Have Been Cut Short by Marijuana
In the discussion of whether marijuana legalization and commercialization is a policy change worth trying, these stories are something the marijuana industry doesn't want you to know.
The Weed Lobby is Using Big Tobacco's Playbook
The Madison Avenue "mad men" and K Street lobbyists have stopped trying to convince the public to see cigarettes in a new light. They are now focused on helping big marijuana take its place.
The Right Path Forward on Drug Policy Under Biden-Harris
Over the last several years, the marijuana industry has mounted a multi-million-dollar campaign to persuade the public that marijuana is safe, all the while saturating the market with new, extremely high potency products.
Congress Should Remove Obstacles to Marijuana Research
With a more streamlined research process, real science could guide future marijuana policy reforms.